Patch: Harckham Denounces Murphy’s Voter ID Law

“Voter ID is a solution in search of a problem,” Harckham says. “Voter impersonation is vanishingly rare and every study that has examined the issue has borne this out. The only thing voter ID laws accomplish are to disenfranchise poor and historically oppressed communities. Sen. Murphy’s S298 bill will not deter fraud. It can lead […]

Harckham Calls for Early Voting and Automatic Voter Registration

HARCKHAM DENOUNCES MURPHY VOTER ID BILL; CALLS FOR EARLY VOTING & AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION; With an upcoming June 1 voter registration deadline looming, Pete Harckham, Democratic candidate for the 40th New York State Senate District, is calling for early voting and automatic voter registration in New York State. Harckham objects to a bill sponsored by […]

Working Families Party Announces Support for Peter Harckham for State Senate

Westchester-Putnam Working Families Party Announces Support for Peter Harckham for State Senate Today, the Westchester-Putnam chapter of the Working Families Party announced that they are supporting Peter Harckham in his campaign for State Senate in the 40th Senate District. “We are proud to support Peter Harckham for State Senate. We have a long history of […]

Patch: Harckham Enters Race for State Senate

Former Westchester County Legislature Majority Leader Pete Harckham announced his campaign for the 40th New York State Senate District Monday from the plaza in front of Mount Kisco Village Hall. He is challenging incumbent Terrence Murphy of Yorktown. The 40th has been most recently represented by conservative Republicans. Greg Ball held the seat before Murphy, […]

Pete Harckham Announces Bid for NY State Senate District 40 at Kickoff

Former Westchester County Legislature Majority Leader Pete Harckham today announced his campaign for the 40th New York State Senate District at a Campaign Kickoff from the plaza in front of Mount Kisco Village Hall. Harckham was joined by members of his family, local officials, community leaders, emergency first responders and members of the public. “Today […]